KARLY SABER, MFTC
My Winding Path To Becoming A Therapist
I have always been captivated by the power of connection. This passion inspired my first career path in human resources, where I worked with international companies in Buenos Aires, Argentina, focusing on team dynamics and employee motivation programs.
After returning to Boulder, my husband and I opened and ran a family restaurant with employees from around the world. In those early roles, witnessing both suffering and resilience, I worked to create supportive environments, implement family-friendly policies, and foster opportunities for growth.
From Personal Healing To Professional Calling
Several years later, while balancing the demands of managing that business and raising three children, my family experienced a crisis. Cultural misunderstandings, parenting challenges, and differences in communication sent us into painful patterns of blame, criticism, and withdrawal, and our relationships started to unravel. With the guidance of a skilled family therapist, we discovered the profound healing that comes from sharing and deepening our unique emotional experiences.
My family’s journey through therapy was transformative. It revealed not only the healing impact of therapeutic work, but also how deeply that resonated with my core belief: we are wired for connection, and healing and growth happen in relationships—with others and with ourselves. From that moment, I knew this was the work I was meant to do.
Combining Lived Experience And Professional Training
As a mother of three boys—ranging from kindergarten to high school—and married almost twenty years now, I bring both lived experience and professional training to my work with individuals, couples, and families.
I have observed that therapy creates space for vulnerability. When we access our deepest fears, we often find our deepest longings—acceptance, playfulness, safety, and connection—sitting alongside them. Being part of that process is an incredible privilege. We may face storms, currents, and obstacles, but in therapy, there is no wall—only movement.
Multicultural Clients And Therapy In Spanish
I offer therapy in both English and Spanish, creating a space where clients from diverse and often marginalized backgrounds can feel seen, safe, and deeply understood. In our work, culture is not something to overcome; it is something to hold with care, explore with curiosity, and honor as part of your story and strength.
As a Spanish-speaking therapist, I understand that multicultural identities are shaped not just by where we come from, but by what we carry, and by how language and belonging influence the ways we love, struggle, and heal.
Parenting Counseling And Family Therapy
I love working with couples and families in therapy, especially those navigating the real-life messiness of parenting, multicultural dynamics, neurodiversity, and behavioral or health challenges. In my dual roles as a family therapist and a parent, I understand how overwhelming it can feel—and how powerful it is to find support that meets you with compassion and clarity. I work with children and families from a systemic lens, grounded in research showing that secure attachment and caregiver support are key to a child’s mental health.
I have a special passion for supporting families in therapy who have been impacted by ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence, creating space for greater understanding, regulation, and healing within the parent-child relationship. Being trained in Becky Bailey’s Conscious Discipline model and engaging in ongoing training in developmental neurodiversity, I draw from the latest research in neurobiology, attachment, and parenting.
Working From An Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Lens
I’m particularly drawn to the emotional undercurrents that shape our relationships: what blocks connection, what fosters it, and what allows people to truly thrive. I have an intuitive ability to zoom out and recognize the broader patterns that lead to disconnection, while also zooming in to help clients deepen their emotional awareness and cultivate lasting change.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) has enriched my work as a therapist by providing a clear, emotionally attuned path for clients through the complexities of relationships. By working experientially and collaboratively, I support clients in accessing core emotions, reshaping their responses, and building lasting change rooted in empathy, safety, and deeper understanding. My work is grounded in emotional intelligence, multicultural sensitivity, and a deep respect for the complexity of the human experience.
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Through Emotionally Focused Therapy, I help couples navigate conflict, life transitions, and the complexities of connection across cultures, communication styles, and lived experiences. As a therapist, I work with couples to co-create space for new emotional experiences where both partners feel seen, heard, and safe to show up fully.
Individual And Adolescent/Teen Therapy
My work with teens and adults is focused on gently guiding clients in turning inward and exploring how we relate to ourselves and others. This kind of reflection often leads to greater self-awareness, emotional honesty, and purpose. I use Emotionally Focused Therapy and experiential approaches to help people of all ages create space for more grounded, connected, and authentic ways of living.
A Few Of My Favorite Things
I’m often chasing light—whether it’s a sunrise offering a quiet moment before the day begins or a sunset bringing it to a close. Most of my time is spent keeping up with my three boys, cheering from the sidelines, and enjoying the chaos and joy of a big extended family filled with little ones.
I’m nourished by deep friendships, the grounding pull of nature, and the creative outlet of writing. I love to travel and step outside my comfort zone—but it’s the small, everyday moments that bring me the most joy.
My Philosophy
My academic background provided a strong foundation for understanding human behavior and relationships. During my education and training as a Marriage and Family Therapist, I have worked with individuals, couples, and families at the Regis Counseling Center, with a focus on clients navigating multicultural differences and neurodiversity.
I approach the therapeutic process with deep confidence in the work we will do together. Confidence requires surrendering to the things we cannot control and stretching our perception of what control is. It involves unlearning assumptions about individual choice and exaggerated responsibilities. It means embracing our complexity and the multiplicity that connects us to one another.
The Latin root of confidence, “confidere,” translates to fidelity. Self-confidence, then, is a fidelity to oneself—a commitment to being kind and true to yourself in this ongoing process of growth. Just as a river is never stagnant, a story is never finished.
Change is always possible.
If you’re interested in working with me, I invite you to click the link below to schedule a free consultation and learn more about my approach to counseling.
Karly Saber is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) specialist at RCC Colorado in Boulder, CO. Karly earned a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources and International Business from the University of Colorado Boulder and her Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Regis University in Denver. After graduation, Karly completed further training in EFT and studied attachment therapy, neurodiversity, and conscious parenting. Karly integrates principles from EFT and attachment theory to support clients in building strong, healthy relationships.
